While we are shocked to the core that Channing Tatum has been snubbed by the Golden Globes for his role doing whatever this thing is called in Magic Mike, it’s exciting to see a couple of Australians get recognised for their contributions to film and television in 2012 because we can validate our reason for watching awards ceremonies as a show of national pride, instead of the usual reasons like criticising outfits and Tina Fey photobombs.
This morning the Golden Globe nominations were announced with two going to Nicole Kidman, one for her slutty turn as sexually enthusiastic trailer trash in Lee Daniels’ The Paperboy – in which Kidman’s widely praised performance is alleged to be one of the movie’s few positives – where she is nominated in the Best Supporting Actress category. Her other nomination is for Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television for her role in HBO movie, Hemingway & Gellhorn.
Nicole will be celebrating her nods with her husband – and fellow nominee – Keith Urban, who is up for a Best Original Song Globe. Other Aussies in the mix are Hugh Jackman, nominated for his searing performance in Les Miserables, and Naomi Watts for her role in The Impossible, based on the true story of a family caught up in the Thailand tsunami.
The Globes ceremony is set for 13 January 2013 and will be hosted by Amy Poehler and Tina Fey, so that should give you enough motivation to watch right there.
Here is the full list of Golden Globe nominees:
BEST PICTURE: DRAMA
Argo
Django Unchained
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Zero Dark Thirty
BEST PICTURE: COMEDY OR MUSICAL
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Les Miserables
Moonrise Kingdom
Salmon Fishing In The Yemen
Silver Linings Playbook
BEST DIRECTOR
Ben Affleck, Argo
Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty
Ang Li, Life of Pi
Steven Spielberg, Lincoln
Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained
BEST ACTRESS: DRAMA
Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
Marion Cotillard, Rust and Bone
Helen Mirren, Hitchcock
Naomi Watts, The Impossible
Rachel Weisz, The Deep Blue Sea
BEST ACTOR: DRAMA
Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
Richard Gere, Arbitrage
John Hawkes, The Sessions
Joaquin Phoenix, The Master
Denzel Washington, Flight
BEST ACTRESS: COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Emily Blunt, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Judi Dench, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Maggie Smith, Quartet
Meryl Streep, Hope Springs
BEST ACTOR: COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Jack Black, Bernie
Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
Hugh Jackman, Les Miserables
Ewan McGregor, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Bill Murray, Hyde Park on Hudson
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams, The Master
Sally Field, Lincoln
Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables
Helen Hunt, The Sessions
Nicole Kidman, The Paperboy
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Alan Arkin, Argo
Leonardo DiCaprio, Django Unchained
Phillip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln
Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Amour
A Royal Affair
The Intouchables
Kon-Tiki
Rust and Bone
BEST SCREENPLAY
Mark Boal, Zero Dark Thirty
Tony Kushner, Lincoln
Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained
Chris Terrio, Argo
David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Dario Marianelli, Anna Karenina
Alexandre Desplat, Argo
Tom Tyker, Johnny Klimek & Reinhold Heil, Cloud Atlas
Michael Danna, Life of Pi
John Williams, Lincoln
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Brave
Frankenweenie
Hotel Transylvania
Rise of the Guardians
Wreck-It-Ralph
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“For You” (Act of Valor)
“Not Running Anymore” (Stand Up Guys)
“Safe and Sound” (The Hunger Games)
“Skyfall” (Skyfall)
“Suddenly” (Les Miserables)
Best Television Series – Drama
“Breaking Bad”
“Boardwalk Empire”
“Downton Abbey”
“Homeland”
“The Newsroom”
Best Television Series – Comedy Or Musical
“The Big Bang Theory”
“Episodes”
“Girls”
“Modern Family”
“Smash”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Steve Buscemi, “Boardwalk Empire”
Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad”
Jeff Daniels, “The Newsroom”
Jon Hamm, “Mad Men”
Damian Lewis, “Homeland”
Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series – Drama
Connie Britton, “Nashville”
Glenn Close, “Damages”
Claire Danes, “Homeland”
Michelle Dockery, “Downton Abbey”
Julianna Margulies, “The Good Wife”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Kevin Costner, “Hatfiends & McCoys”
Benedict Cumberbatch, “Sherlock”
Woody Harrelson, “Game Change”
Toby Jones, “The Girl”
Clive Owen, “Hemmingway & Gellhorn”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Nicole Kidman, “Hemingway & Gillhorn”
Jessica Lange, “American Horror Story”
Sienna Miller, “The Girl”
Julianne Moore, “Game Change”
Sigourney Weaver, “Political Animal”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Hayden Panettiere, “Nashville”
Archie Panjabi, “The Good Wife”
Sarah Paulson, “Game Change”
Maggie Smith, “Downton Abbey”
Sofia Vergara, “Modern Family”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Max Greenfield, “New Girl”
Ed Harris, “Game Change”
Danny Huston, “Magic City”
Mandy Patinkin, “Homeland”
Eric Stonestreet, “Modern Family”
Best Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made for Television
“Game Change”
“The Girl”
“Hatfields & McCoys”
“The Hour”
“Political Animals”
Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series – Comedy Or Musical
Zooey Deschanel, “New Girl”
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep”
Lena Dunham, “Girls”
Tina Fey, “30 Rock”
Amy Poehler, “Parks and Recreation”
Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series – Comedy Or Musical
Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock”
Don Cheadle, “House of Lies”
Louis C.K., “Louis”
Matt LeBlanc, “Episodes”
Jim Parsons, “The Big Bang Theory”
Via Indie Wire
